Adding A Floor To A Jon Boat

Regardless of the flooring mats you choose for your jon boat the important part is that you re installing a necessary add on to your jon boat that ll ensure you and your crew are able to get around safely.

Adding a floor to a jon boat.

Unlike rotting wood and messy styrofoam this is a perfect alternati. Don t be larry it s called a floor. Inexpensive easy and effective. For smaller boats like bass boats or jon boats i don t think this is a great enough reason alone for flotation foam.

So you may be interested in making a floor for you aluminum jon boat and you had the smart idea to do a little bit of research before you went out and did it. Boat flooring imparts many benefits to a boat s hull. The flooring creates a dead air space just above the hull s bottom that can add bouyancy to a boat made from materials with no inherent bouyancy such as fiberglass steel or aluminum. The 1648 has a thick 190 aluminum cockpit floor plus a big front deck with a lockable storage compartment.

We bought the foamulate board at lowe s. If you have ever fished from an aluminum hull jon boat before you know just how much sound is amplified. Popular materials for jon boat flooring mats include aluminum wood fiberglass rubber and plastic. Jon boat floor larry may call it a deck.

Let me first congratulate you on that you smart overachiever you. The supporting framing and floor can add stiffness and support to a hull. It s going to be on the bottom of the boat. The unitized stringer transom and hull provide rock solid construction and a smooth dry ride.